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Here's yet another reason why our recent wave of severe storms is seriously not cool -- local news coverage of the weather conditions caused Middle Tennesseans to miss this hilarious musical moment on Wednesday night's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.

A recurring bit on Late Night has Fallon -- aping the look and sound of Neil Young in his Harvest heyday -- performing an unlikely pop tune in Young's signature style. Earlier examples include the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song and Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" alongside the real Bruce Springsteen.

Fallon had some other famous faces join him Wednesday for a cover of Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A.": David Crosby and Graham Nash. It's a safe bet that this is probably the first and last time that members of Crosby, Stills & Nash sing with a Young impersonator rather than the genuine article.

The results are unsurprisingly awesome, with the trio giving the Middle Tennessean's pop hit some haunting harmonies that give us a serious case of Déjà Vu. That Nashville shout-out sounds a lot cooler in this version, too.

The CSNY members absent in this clip -- Stephen Stills and Neil Young -- will be in our neck of the woods soon, as the reunited Buffalo Springfield is one of the headliners of this year's Bonnaroo, taking place June 9-12 in Manchester.

May 25 brings the release of Be Yourself: A Tribute To Graham Nash's 'Songs For Beginners', and the team of talented folks honoring the famed songsmith's seminal album includes Nashville singer-songwriter Brendan Benson, Fleet Foxes singer Robin Pecknold, Bonnie "Prince" Billy and others.

Local guy Benson takes on "Better Days" from the revered Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young voice's 1971 album. And although Benson is an accomplished singer with a pretty high range, he told Rolling Stone that trying to do right by Nash's singing was still a challenge.

"I struggled with it for a good hour, trying to hit his high notes," he told the magazine. "I felt like a student, dissecting. The coolest thing about doing that song was realizing how sublime and subtle and complex the record is." (Read more from Rolling StoneHERE.)

The tribute album comes via California indie label Grass Roots Record Co.; read more about it HERE, and watch a teaser video (which features a snippet of Benson's contribution) up at the top.